15：英検対策準2級（Eiken Grade Pre-2）

Eiken Grade Pre-2 Vocabularies Lesson 20

Part 1: Vocabulary words

1. fossil adjective (fä-səl)

preserved from a past geologic age

◼ Example: Fossils of shellfish are found in this place.

2. husband noun (həz-bənd)

a male partner in a marriage

◼ Example: Her husband works for an oil company in Saudi Arabia.

3. meal noun (mēl)

an act or the time of eating a portion of food to satisfy appetite

◼ Example: Some poor children can eat only one meal a day.

4. excuse verb (ik-skyüz)

to make an apology for; to try to remove blame from

◼ Example: She always makes excuses for her absences.

5. advantage noun (əd-van-tij)

superiority of position or condition

◼ Example: What are the advantages of living here in the city?

6. government noun (gə-vər(n)-mənt)

the act or process of governing; specifically : authoritative direction or control

◼ Example: The South Korean government announced its new plan to improve the quality of education.

7. information noun (in-fər-mā-shən)

the communication or reception of knowledge or intelligence

◼ Example: The police are now gathering information about the suspect.

8. operation noun (ä-pə-rā-shən)

performance of a practical work or of something involving the practical application of principles or processes

◼ Example: The military operation was kept secret.

9. result verb (ri-zəlt)

to proceed or arise as a consequence, effect, or conclusion

◼ Example: Fifty percent of road accidents result in head injuries.

10. chance noun (chan(t)s)

something that happens unpredictably without discernible human intention or observable cause

◼ Example: There’s a great chance of rain this afternoon.

Part 2: Exercise 1

Give the word being asked for each number.

◼ information

◼ fossil

◼ husband

◼ meal

◼ advantage

◼ government

◼ excuse

◼ operation

◼ result

◼ chance

_________ 1. the communication or reception of knowledge or intelligence

_________ 2. to proceed or arise as a consequence, effect, or conclusion

_________ 3. to make apology for; to try to remove blame from

_________ 4. preserved from a past geologic age

_________ 5. something that happens unpredictably without discernible human intention or observable cause

_________ 6. performance of a practical work or of something involving the practical application of principles or processes

_________ 7. an act or the time of eating a portion of food to satisfy appetite

_________ 8. a male partner in a marriage

_________ 9. superiority of position or condition

_________ 10. the act or process of governing; specifically : authoritative direction or control

Part 2: Exercise 2

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences below.

1) Stephanie needs a/an __________ for her knee injury.

a. fossil

b. operation

c. advantage

d. chance

2) The __________ gave new information about the disease.

a. government

b. chance

c. meal

d. excuse

3) Her husband is good at making __________.

a. fossils

b. chances

c. excuses

d. governments

4) There are so many ____________ of eating a lot of vegetables and getting plenty of exercise rather than eating a lot of meat and sitting the whole day.

a. chances

b. fossils

c. excuses

d. advantages

5) These animal __________ were found in Africa.

a. fossils

b. excuses

c. meals

d. information